Russell Brown

The first 101 issues of NZ music and culture magazine Rip It Up have been digitised by the National Library of New Zealand and can now be found and searched online.  Audio

Cabinet is today looking at the referendum into cannabis legislation for personal use that's set to be voted on at the 2020 election.  Audio

Are you one of those people that hate networking, but realise that it is important if you you want to get ahead in your line of work? It can be very daunting for introverts especially. But a less… Audio

A new report has found men with beads carry more germs in their facial hair than dogs do in their fur. Beard experts say you need to wash you beard hair like you wash your head hair - with shampoo and… Audio

Banks have closed branches in small towns across the country, arguing that they are not needed as everyone has moved to online banking. But many older people aren't confident in the digital world. Audio

A US Health writer asked his followers on twitter what the best advice their parents ever gave them. And it went off, with more than 3000 people sharing their stories.  Audio

Spark has hit back at criticism it's price to watch the Rugby World Cup is too high. It will cost $90 to access all the games, though the big games will be screened on TVNZ for free.  Audio

The Government is consulting on a 'National Interest' test for screening major investments by foreign companies, saying it needs the power to stop purchases if they involve sensitive land or… Audio

The Prime Minister announced today the Government has decided against implementing a tax on capital gains, telling a press conference there was "no mandate" for it.  Audio

An introduction to our panellist and the topics for the day plus our panellists share their thoughts on something they've been thinking about. Audio

Growing cannabis is something we do pretty well in parts of this country, but until now that has not been something to be proud of or even talk about.

That's about to change.

Russell Brown visits… Audio

Beware the vitriolic,unforgiving world of Facebook group comments. Fights start between members, factions are formed and all too frequently defamatory comments are posted. Russell Brown the founder of… Audio

Four experts explore the practice and ethics of CRISPR gene editing with Russell Brown: Prof. Tim Dare, Associate Professors Peter Fineran and Maui Hudson, and Dr Heather Hendrickson. Audio

Russell Brown shares stories about the life and funeral of Headless Chickens bass player Grant Fell. Video, Audio

Russell Brown talks about confronting entitlement with the former MP Georgina Beyer, academic Richard Pamatatau, activist Julia Amua Whaipooti and artist Tāwhanga Nopera. Audio